Crossword puzzle for May 13, 2001

ACROSS
1. A winter month (abbrev.)
4. Feign
8. Mats
12. Artificial language
13. The general feeling that things will turn out well
14. Cain's brother
15. Troublemaker
17. A Russian river
18. At peace
19. Articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
21. Mousses
23. Type genus of the Sittidae
26. Beige
29. An imaginary line between north and south poles
31. Poet Edgar Allan ___
32. Reveals
33. Singer/musician ___ King Cole
34. Visualizes
36. A way to look
37. Cutis
38. Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs
40. Cornmeal
42. A wild primitive state untouched by civilization
46. Any natural satellite of a planet
48. Small and lightweight racecar
50. Kiln
51. Pier, side of porch
52. Swiss river
53. Humanistic discipline
54. Insect repellent
55. Time units (abbrev.)

DOWN

1. Spanish for "Days"
2. The boundary of a surface
3. Stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
4. Alan Ladd movie
5. An owner or manager of hotels
6. Military mailbox
7. Common black European thrush
8. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness
9. A way of assisting
10. Secluded room or chamber